President Moon Jae-in's national security adviser has met with Chinese President Xi Jinping's special envoy to discuss joint coordination regarding the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula. 

During a meeting with Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi at a Seoul hotel on Thursday, National Security Office chief Chung Eui-yong welcomed this week's successful meeting between President Xi and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Beijing. Chung assessed Kim's reaffirmation of his country’s will for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula as being "very significant," as well as his intent to hold back-to-back summits with the South and the U.S.

In return, Yang said Kim’s visit to China will help resolve Korean Peninsula-related issues and lead to denuclearization, which could guarantee peace and security and promote political negotiations and discussions. 

He said the Xi-Kim summit will also help the two Koreas produce more outcomes during the upcoming inter-Korean summit. 

On Friday, Yang will pay a visit to President Moon and meet with Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha to brief on the results of the China-North Korea meeting before returning to Beijing. 

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